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Texas Transportation Code - Section 504.003. Souvenir License Plates

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§ 504.003. SOUVENIR LICENSE PLATES.  (a) The department 
may issue a souvenir version of any specialty license plate for any 
vehicle, including a motorcycle.
	(b)  The fee for a single souvenir license plate is $20.  The 
fee shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund 
unless the souvenir license plate is a replica of a specialty 
license plate issued under Subchapter G or I for which the fee is 
deposited to an account other than the state highway fund, in which 
case:
		(1)  $10 of the fee for the souvenir license plate shall 
be deposited to the credit of the designated account;  and
		(2)  $10 of the fee for the souvenir license plate shall 
be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
	(c)  If the souvenir license plate is personalized, the fee 
for the plate is $40.  Of the fee:
		(1)  $20 shall be deposited to the credit of the state 
highway fund;        
		(2)  $10 shall be deposited to the credit of the 
designated account if the souvenir license plate is a replica of a 
specialty license plate issued under Subchapter G or I for which the 
fee is deposited to a designated account other than the state 
highway fund;  and
		(3)  the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of 
the general revenue fund.
	(d)  A souvenir license plate may not be used on a motor 
vehicle, including a motorcycle, and is not an insignia of 
registration for a motor vehicle.  Each souvenir license plate must 
be identified by the department in a way that identifies it to law 
enforcement officers and others as a souvenir license plate.
	(e)  A beneficiary of a specialty license plate issued under 
Subchapter G or I, as designated by the applicable section of those 
subchapters, may purchase the specialty license plates, in boxes of 
25, for use or resale by the beneficiary.  The beneficiary shall pay 
the required fee per plate, less the amount of the fee that would be 
deposited to the credit of the designated account.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1320, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.  
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 279, § 1, eff. June 14, 
2005.

Last modified: August 11, 2007